The city of Venice in Italy was the place where the first Greek Diaspora settled in the modern, post-Byzantine era.

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The city of Venice this year revived a long-dormant tradition of constructing a temporary bridge to allow Venetians to make the solemn 400-meter (quarter-mile) lagoon crossing by foot to pay respects ...

The large, midcentury A-frame building on Westminster Avenue that once housed the First Baptist Church of Venice is a shell of its former self. Nestled in Venice’s Oakwood neighborhood, an area once ...

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On a recent Sunday, I drove past the historic First Baptist Church in the Oakwood section of Venice. The church was the heart of Venice’s African American community for more than a century. Now its ...

ROME – As Pope Francis makes his way to Venice tomorrow, he’ll not only be visiting one of the most fabled and romanticized cities in the world. He’ll also be confronting one of the leading symbols of ...

Meet the Weekend Explorer: Marco is a photographer, content creator, and architect born and raised in Venice, Italy. After completing his degree in architecture and a few years practicing in several ...